| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | symbol, often used in reference to music |
| Synonyms: | character, degree, figure, flat, indication, interval, key, lick*, mark, natural, pitch, representation, scale, sharp, sign, step, token, tone |
| Main Entry: | sharpen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make knifelike |
| Synonyms: | acuminate, dress, edge, file, grind, hone, make acute, make sharp, put a point on, put an edge on, sharp, stroke, strop, taper, whet |
| Antonyms: | blunt, dull |
| Main Entry: | swindler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who cheats another |
| Synonyms: | absconder, charlatan, cheat, cheater, chiseler, clip, con artist, confidence artist, counterfeiter, crook, deceiver, defrauder, dodger, double-dealer, falsifier, forger, four-flusher, fraud, gouger, grifter, impostor, mechanic, mountebank, operator, rascal, rook, scammer, scoundrel, shark, sharp, sharper, slicker, thief, trickster |
| Antonyms: | philanthropist |
| Main Entry: | virtuoso |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is an expert |
| Synonyms: | ace, adept, artist, artiste, authority, big league, brain*, celebrity, champ, champion, crackerjack*, dillettante, egghead, genius, hot stuff, hotshot, intelligent, magician, musician, natural*, no slouch, old hand, old pro, performer, pro*, prodigy, professional, pundit, sharp*, star, superstar, whiz*, wizard |
| Antonyms: | amateur, greenhorn, rookie |